Coronavirus: Karnataka DyCM, medical education minister apprise PM on COVID-19 situation

PM Modi held a video conference with the chief ministers of 10 states at 11 am to take stock of the COVID-19 situation

Karnataka ministers on Tuesday (August 11) apprised Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the COVID-19 situation in the state.
 

Karnataka medical education minister K Sudhakar, deputy chief minister CN Ashwathnarayan, chief secretary TM Vijay Bhaskar took part in the video conference on behalf of CM Yediyurappa.

The Karnataka CM is in home-isolation after recovering from coronavirus infection in Bengaluru. He was discharged after spending over a week in hospital on August 10.

PM Modi held a video conference with the chief ministers of 10 states at 11 am to take stock of the COVID-19 situation. The states included Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Punjab, Bihar, Gujarat, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.

Karnataka on Monday reported 4,267 new COVID-19 cases across the State. 114 COVID-19 deaths were reported and 5,218 people were discharged from hospitals after recovering from the virus. The total tally reached 1,82,354 cases and 3,312 COVID-19 deaths in the state.
 

Bengaluru urban reported the highest COVID-19 cases in the state with 1,243 cases, Mysuru (374), Ballari (253), Davanagere (225), Kalaburagi (196), Raichur (165), Dharwad (157), Bagalkot (147), Dakshina Kannada (146), Vijayapura (139), Hassan (126), Koppala (110), Kolar (100) and Udupi (90).